Horse-arrester.



PATENTED APR. 9-, 1907.

J. T. LAMB-BET. HORSE ARRESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 19os.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENT'ED APRJQ, 1907.

J. T. LAMBERT. HORSE ARRESTER APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1996.

2 SHEETS-SHEET z.

H mr W1 imeooeo JAMES T. LAMBERT, OF CHANDLER, TEXAS.

HORSE-ARRESTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed January 3,1906. Serial No. 294,397.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES T. LAMBERT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chandler, in the county of Henderson, State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Horse-Arresters; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for runaway horses, and moreparticularly to a wagon-tongue designed to attain this ob jeet.

The invention is designed to throw the entire draft of the vehicle uponthe bit when so desired, thereby checking or entirely stopping the horseor horses.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view the present inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of parts shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of avehicletongue constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing the parts released. Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a detail view.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes a vehicle-tongue of anydesired construction, which is provided in its upper face with alongitudinal groove 2, in which is seated a rod 3, which latter is heldtherein by means of bands 1. At its forward end the rod 3 is bent backupon itself and thence downwardly and forwardly, as at 5, to receive theusual neck-yoke, (not shown,) and has its rear end turned upwardly, asat 6, and engaged in an opening in the forward end of the plate 7, uponwhich is mounted the usual doubletree 8 by means of the bolt 9 and strap10. At its opposite end the plate 7 is shouldered, as at 11, and isprovided with an inclined rear face 12, and behind the said shoulder isadapted to seat a similar shoulder 13 on the forward end of aspring-plate 14, which is secured, as at 15, to the tongue in rear ofthe plate 7.

Secured to opposite sides of the tongue 1 are plates 16, which areprovided along the greater part of their upper edges with flanges 17,which extend iinvardly at right angles from the said plate and inopposition to each other and overlie the side edges of the plate 7,thereby permitting forward and backward sliding movement of the saidplate, but preventing vertical movement thereof. At their rear endsplates 16 are each provided with apertured cars 18, in which is mounteda rod 19, which is bowed at its middle, as at 20, the said portion 20lying beneath the plate 14. One end of the said rod is turned at rightangles to the remainder thereof, as at 21, and provided with an eye 22at its extreme end for the attachment of a cord or other operating meanswhereby the said rod may be rocked to bring the bowed portion 20 intocontact with the spring-plate 14 to raise the forward end thereof out ofengagement with the rear end of the plate 7.

Secured at one of their ends to the sides of the tongues are straps 23,which are arranged for connection at their opposite ends to bridlebits.(Not shown.)

From the foregoing it will be seen that in case the horses get beyondthe control of the driver of the vehicle the rod 19 may be rocked torelease the springqplate 14 from the plate 7, thereby permitting forwardmovement of the last-named plate, together with the whillletree, therebythrowing the entire draft upon the bit, although permitting the driverto maintain his hold upon the reins.

hat is claimed is A device of the class described comprising a tongue, awhill'letree mounted for sliding movement upon said tongue, aspring-plate arranged to hold said whill'lctree against forwardmovement, a rod mounted upon said tongue beneath said spring-plate, saidrod having a bowed portion arranged to contact with said spring-platewhen said rod is rocked said rod including an upstanding cranked endprovided with an eye, and straps carried by said tongue and arranged forconnection with bits.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES T. LAMBERT. Witnesses:

FRANK O. WARREN, E, O. GRIFFIN.

